The entrepreneurial investor : the art, science, and business of value investing / Paul Orfalea ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Orfalea, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stocks.

Value investing.

Investment analysis.

Corporations--Valuation.

Corporations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Entrepreneurial Investor will inspire you to treat investing like a business and to think of yourself as an owner. Through solid examples and a light narrative, Paul Orfalea skillfully explores the essence of the entrepreneurial investor, which includes balancing the art and science of this discipline, and viewing investing itself as a business. Along the way, he also examines how the elements of focus, opportunism, and involvement can improve your overall investment results.

Contents:

The Entrepreneurial Investor; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Proof that Investing Is Not a Science; Obsession with Charts and Graphs Does Not Equal Science; Mechanical Replacements for Management; Investing Requires the Exercise of Human Judgment; Artists, Scientists, and Businesspeople; Is This Book a How-To, or a Who-To?; Fortune Cookie Wisdom; Overview; PART I: THINK LIKE AN OWNER; Chapter 1: Eyes Believe What They See; Ears Believe Others; Pay Attention; Backyard Barbecues Predicted Supermarket Sector Decline; Kodak Fails to Focus on Digital Photography

Young Adults Herald the Wireless FutureTelevision Loses Its Reason for Existence; Grocers Lose Touch, and Their Identity; Frontline Coworkers and Customers; The Smartest Man in the Room?; Chapter 2: Others' Irrationality Is Your Opportunity; Bulls and Bears and Lemmings, Oh My!; When Bad Markets Happen to Good Companies; Importance of the Long-Term Approach; Despite All the Screaming, the Roller Coaster Stays on Track; Chapter 3: Dirty Harry's Investment Philosophy; Can You Explain It to a Child?; Advantages of Simplicity; What If You Were CEO?; Limitations Provide Boundaries for Focus

Chapter 4: Adversity in Diversity: Portfolio ConcentrationAre Concentrated Portfolios Worth the Effort?; Chapter 5: Just Buy the Best (Which Does Not Include Most Mutual Funds); Convenient Carrying Handles; Conventional Wisdom Equals Conventional Results; A Simple Failure of Logic; What Do You Invest For?; Why Is Poor Performance So Popular?; Funds Cannot Serve Individuals; Just Buy the Best; Chapter 6: Inspirational Figures: Benjamin Graham; A Fine Mind, Working Hard; Roaring Twenties; Great Investor, Great Educator; Buy Companies, Not Pieces of Paper; Profi ting from Mr. Market's Folly

Margin of SafetyOn the Shoulders of Giants; PART II: COMPANIES WORTH OWNING; Chapter 7: Who Really Manages the Brand? (Hint: It's Not the Company); Accountability: Who Pays the Piper?; Hubris at the Mountaintop; A Sad State of Affairs; Chapter 8: What Makes You So Special?; Attributes of Superior Performers; Real-World Examples; Turning Small Sales into Big Business; Abuse It and Lose It?; The Best Defense Is to Play Your Own Game; Chapter 9: Company Culture Is More Important than Ever; Arrogance Squared Helped HP Lose Its Way; Culture Matters, Culture Is Real; What Is a Company?

Give Her an Inch and She Thinks She's a RulerNot All Change Is Progress; Chapter 10: Bogie and Bergman Explain Elasticity of Demand; Bananas for Oranges and for Oil; Elasticity: Simpler than It Sounds; Three-Way Street; But Which Is Better, Elastic or Inelastic Demand?; Chapter 11: Red Flags and Roaches; Setting Standards for What Not to Buy; Hot Stocks Often Flame Out; Hot Air Doesn't Pay Dividends; Pride Cometh before Absurd Acquisitions; Big Secrets Are Often Big Embarrassments; Real Trends Don't Rush You; Cockroach Theory Warns of Trouble to Come

Cockroaches Cause Knee-Jerk Reaction for Some

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-165) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611222154

9781281222152

1281222151

9780470256626

0470256621

OCLC:

191906845